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Meaning of 言い換える(いいかえる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 言い換える, 言いかえる, 言換える, 言い替える, 言替える

Kana Reading いいかえる

Romaji iikaeru

Parts of speech

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

Meaning

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

Example Sentences

言い換える, 言いかえる, 言換える, 言い替える, 言替える, いいかえる used in context

彼女(かのじょ)は他人(たにん)のことを気にしない(きにしない)。言いかえれば(いいかえる)、自己中心(じこちゅうしん)的(てき)だ。

She doesn't pay attention to others; in other words, she is selfish.
言い換えれば(いいかえる)磁石(じしゃく)の磁場(じば)はハト(はと)の頭(とう)にある。

In other words, the field of the magnet is near the pigeon's head.
言い換えれば(いいかえる)、彼女(かのじょ)は良き(よい)女房(にょうぼう)になった。

She became, in other words, a good wife.
言い換えれば(いいかえる)、彼女(かのじょ)はそのプロポーズを断りたいのだ。

In other words, she wants to refuse the proposal.
言い換えれば(いいかえる)、彼(あれ)は私(わたし)の知っている(しる)中でも(なかでも)最も(もっとも)有能な(ゆうのう)若者(わかもの)だ。

In other words, he is the most able young man I know.
言い換えれば(いいかえる)、彼(あれ)は私たち(わたしたち)を裏切った(うらぎる)。

In other words, he betrayed us.

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain

言い換える

Plain Polite

言い換えます

Negative

言い換えない

Negative Polite

言い換えません

Past

Plain

言い換えた

Plain Polite

言い換えました

Negative

言い換えなかった

Negative Polite

言い換えませんでした

Plain

言い換えて

Plain Polite

言い換えまして

Negative

Negative Polite

Passive

Plain

言い換えられる

Plain Polite

言い換えられます

Negative

言い換えられない

Negative Polite

言い換えられません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

替 JLPT 2

exchange, spare, substitute, per-

On: タイ

Kun: か.える, か.え-, か.わる

12 strokes

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換 JLPT 2

interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew

On: カン

Kun: か.える, -か.える, か.わる

12 strokes

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言 JLPT 5

say

On: ゲン, ゴン

Kun: い.う, こと

7 strokes

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